RGL Posted August 8, 2019 Share #1 Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) I haven’t built a plastic aircraft since about 1980, which matches when this kit was a re-box of a 1972 mold. It’s not that easy to find at a reasonable price (it cost about $30 with postage) plus a bit of PE as I can’t help myself as usual. its going to be nice to build something a bit bigger than usual scale and compared to HMAS Vendetta a bit less fat fingers I hope. Edited August 11, 2019 by RGL yvesvidal, GrandpaPhil, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted August 8, 2019 A few photos, it looks lovely Jack12477, GrandpaPhil, Ryland Craze and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted August 8, 2019 It’s so strange working at this scale yvesvidal, ccoyle, Papa and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted August 8, 2019 Share #4 Posted August 8, 2019 Pretty nifty looking flying boat. And PE, too. This will be a beauty. mtaylor, Old Collingwood and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted August 10, 2019 Share #5 Posted August 10, 2019 (edited) wicked nice start quite a bit looks to be packed into her..........no doubt you can do it Edited August 10, 2019 by popeye the sailor mtaylor, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 10, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted August 10, 2019 Yep, it’s a 1972 mold OK, even with the additional PE (you pretty much can’t see any of it when closed up. Lots of putty will be needed yet popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, ccoyle and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted August 11, 2019 Nothing lines up very well,this large scale stuff is hard! Canute, Baker, Jack12477 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted August 11, 2019 So I'm flying along and discovered I'm missing a float. Can't progress until I find a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted August 12, 2019 Share #9 Posted August 12, 2019 That's a bummer. Good luck chasing that down. mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted August 12, 2019 Share #10 Posted August 12, 2019 If the floats are identical, you could always make mold of it and cast the second one in resin. Canute, Jim Rogers and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rogers Posted August 12, 2019 Share #11 Posted August 12, 2019 Or time for a crashing flying boat diorama...that would be very cool. popeye the sailor, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted August 12, 2019 Share #12 Posted August 12, 2019 I know how it feels.......I have the Lindberg "legends of the sky" kit of a P-47B thunderbolt vs an HE-111 German Bomber, 1:72 scale...I got it from a yard sale. I started it and found that the Thunderbolt is missing the canopy. god knows where I'm gonna find one for it I hope you have good luck. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rogers Posted August 13, 2019 Share #13 Posted August 13, 2019 Try Shapeways or ModelMonkey. popeye the sailor, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 9, 2022 Share #14 Posted August 9, 2022 Hey, Greg. I just came across this thread. I had this kit back in the day, sans PE upgrades. Never got around to building it. I just saw a video about this aircraft a few weeks ago. The narrator mentioned that this aircraft had an unfortunate tendency to fling its cockpit crew forward into the spinning prop upon hard landings -- not a trait that endeared it much to its crews. Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javlin Posted August 11, 2022 Share #15 Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/9/2022 at 3:45 PM, ccoyle said: tendency to fling its cockpit crew forward into the spinning prop upon hard landings -- not a trait that endeared it much to its crews. Ouch!! Canute, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce d Posted August 11, 2022 Share #16 Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/9/2022 at 9:45 PM, ccoyle said: this aircraft had an unfortunate tendency to fling its cockpit crew forward into the spinning prop upon hard landings -- not a trait that endeared it much to its crews. I believe this would be classified under 'non-habit forming activity'. Canute, Jack12477, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted August 11, 2022 Share #17 Posted August 11, 2022 gives new meaning to 'strap in'! .....more permanent than the old fashioned 'jet lag' do you still have the kit Chris? Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 11, 2022 Share #18 Posted August 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said: do you still have the kit Chris? No, this was forty years ago. Old Collingwood, Canute, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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